Award-winning author Helen McCarthy joins us to trace manga’s full history — wartime suppression, post-occupation reinvention, and why it keeps speaking to every new generation.
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When does following orders cross ethical lines? We dive into Peacock’s “The Copenhagen Test” and analyze impossible choices facing modern spies through Simu Liu’s conflicted operative chasing a biometric surveillance plot.
Returning guest AK_Maiden/Ahab joins me to dive into the original Frankenstein novel and Guillermo del Toro’s recent film adaptation to explore how each medium handles the story’s core moral dilemmas.
Jessica Plummer returns for a year-end superhero ethics check-in: Marvel’s 2025 highs and stumbles, DC’s Gunn-era reset, and what we’re watching in 2026—Supergirl, Green Lantern, and the road to Doomsday.
Thor: Love and Thunder opens with one of philosophy’s oldest questions: if gods exist and have the power to prevent suffering, why don’t they? But does the film dig into this or abandon it for jokes?